Analysts from Bank of America predict a favorable environment for mergers and acquisitions in the medtech space in 2025. Travis Steed, Stephanie Piazzola, Craig Bijou and Enjia Cao say 2024 was “a typical year” in terms of M&A in medtech. They tracked 19 acquisitions of note with around $25 billion in disclosed deal price. Some […]
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MedTech 100 roundup: Stocks brought back down again
A week after topping pre-pandemic highs, the medtech industry’s stocks were brought back down to earth in quick fashion. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — finished last week at 89.03 (Sep. 11), marking a -0.3% dip from the 89.29 points registered at the end of the […]
BofA bullish on medtech as surgeries increase
Bank of America analysts say that they are bullish over the medtech industry as surgical procedure recoveries in recent months bode well for the field. In an analysis published yesterday, BofA said medtech management teams are likely remaining cautiously optimistic amid recovery efforts brough on by the impact of COVID-19, but they are growing in […]
Varian Med shares higher following 3.5-million share buyback last week
Varian Medical Systems Inc. (NYSE:VAR) late last week inked a deal with Bank of America to buy back about $280 million worth of its common stock, reducing the amount of outstanding shares by almost 3 percent.
